Sameer Wankhede Sues Netflix, Red Chillies Over Alleged Defamatory Portrayal in ‘Ba*ds of Bollywood’

IRS officer Sameer Wankhede filed a defamation suit in the Delhi High Court against Netflix, Red Chillies Entertainment, and others over his allegedly defamatory portrayal in the series "Ba***ds of Bollywood," directed by Aryan Khan.

Wankhede seeks Rs. 2 crores in damages, to be donated to Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital. He alleges the series maliciously maligns his reputation, especially while the related case is pending in the Bombay High Court.

The suit also highlights a scene where a character makes an obscene gesture post reciting "Satyamev Jayate," violating the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, and breaches provisions of the IT Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

[Sameer Wankhede v. Red Chillies Entertainment and Ors]